Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
436,829 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
9,045 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 436,829 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,045 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 427,784 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 48.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 200 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 200,970 current US$ per square kilometre 5,141 current US$ per square kilometre 195,829 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 288,917 current US$ per square kilometre 7,466 current US$ per square kilometre 281,451 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 388,494 current US$ per square kilometre 8,851 current US$ per square kilometre 379,642 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Maldives, at 436,829 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,045 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
427,784 current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.